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Old English · noun

widlast

Normalised wīdlāst

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈwiːd.lɑːst/
Syllables
ˈwiːd · lɑːst (2 syllables)
Modern English
wide-wandering

Meaning

  1. wide-wandering

    Wulfes iċ mīnes wīdlāstum wēnum dogode; þonne hit wæs rēniġ weder ond iċ rēotugu sæt, þonne mec sē beaducāfa bōgum bileġde, wæs mē wyn tō þon, wæs mē hwæþre ēac lāð.

    With hopes, I dogged the wide-goings of my Wulf; then it was rainy wind and mournful I sat, then the bold-for-fight laid upon me with arms, there was a mirth for me in that, however it was also hateful for me.

    10th century, Wulf and Eadwacer:

Declension

Declension of widlast
SingularPlural
Nominative wīdlāstwīdlāstas
Accusative wīdlāstwīdlāstas
Genitive wīdlāsteswīdlāsta
Dative wīdlāstewīdlāstum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From wīd (“wide”) + lāst (“footstep”).

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